{"product_id":"the-secret-lives-of-color-hardcover","title":"The Secret Lives of Color - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKassia St Clair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eUSA Today'\u003c\/i\u003es \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e100 Books to Read While Stuck at Home During the Coronavirus Crisis\u003cb\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dazzling gift, the unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.\" \u003cb\u003e--NPR, \u003cb\u003e Best Books of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Color\u003c\/i\u003e tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This passionate and majestic compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKassia St. Clair\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist and author based in London. She graduated from Bristol University with a first-class honors degree in history in 2007 and went on to do a master's degree at Oxford. There she wrote her dissertation on women's masquerade costumes during the eighteenth century and graduated with distinction. She has since written about design and culture for publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuartz\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e. She has had a column about color in \u003ci\u003eElle Decoration\u003c\/i\u003e since 2013 and is a former assistant books and arts editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44812767723622,"sku":"9780143131144","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MVdXOGgwRlM0ZjFCY1dLc0lnOTl4dz09.webp?v=1771739699","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-secret-lives-of-color-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}